€5,300 EPT Main Event Dia 4 | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

2024-02-24 00:17 UTC+2

Boatman Doubles Through Afriat to Take the Lead

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Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Eric Afriat made it 130,000 to go in the cutoff with the K♦Q♦ and he earned calls from Hans Erlandsson on the button with 5♥5♦ as well as Barny Boatman in the big blind with J♠9♠.

Boatman flopped best on J♦8♦3♣ and checked, Afriat bet 250,000 and that forced out Erlandsson. The call by Boatman followed to bring them to the 2♣ turn, prompting another check by Boatman.

Afriat now loaded up a hefty second barrel for 750,000, having previously announced that he would finish the night with very aggressive play. Boatman called and stayed ahead with the 2♠ river to check once more.

Afriat asked how many chips his opponent was playing behind, double-checked his cards and then moved all-in.

Boatman leaned back into his chair and used just one time bank before he then called all-in for 2,635,000 to win the far largest pot of the tournament so far. Afriat was initially stunned but then congratulated Boatman on a great call.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Barny Boatman	7,750,000 3,920,000	3,920,000

Hans Erlandsson	2,600,000 -160,000	-160,000
Eric Afriat	1,430,000 -3,220,000	-3,220,000

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2024-02-24 00:13 UTC+2

Gregory Fournier Eliminated in 19th Place (€46,050)

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Nível 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to Gonzalo Almeida in the small blind who put big blind Gregory Fournier all in. Fournier rubbed his cards together, took a peek at them, then called for 525,000.

Gregory Fournier: A♥4♠
Gonzalo Almeida: K♠J♦

The flop came 8♦K♦6♣ to give Almeida top pair and the lead. The turn was the 7♣ and Fournier began calling for a five that would give him a straight, but he missed the 2♣ river and was sent to the rail in 19th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gonzalo Almeida	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Gregory Fournier	Eliminado

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2024-02-23 23:31 UTC+2

Cesar Garcia Eliminated in 20th Place (€46,050)

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Nível 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Francesco Delfoco raised to 100,000 in the hijack with the 6♠6♥ and Cesar Garcia jammed for 505,000 in the cutoff.

Eric Afriat folded the 8♥8♦ in the small blind, as did Hans Erlandsson with the K♣10♣ in the big blind.

Delfoco called after using one time bank and they were flipping.

Cesar Garcia: A♠Q♠
Francesco Delfoco: 6♠6♥

The 9♣5♦4♥9♥6♣ board gave Delfoco a full house and he fist-pumped to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Francesco Delfoco	3,490,000 830,000	830,000
Cesar Garcia	Eliminado

Tags: Cesar Garcia Eric Afriat Francesco Delfoco Hans Erlandsson

2024-02-23 22:50 UTC+2

Jorge Ufano Eliminated in 21st Place (€40,000)

Nível 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sindre Hansen opened to 125,000 from the button and Jorge Ufano called from his short stack from the big blind. Ufano check-called for 75,000 on the A♠K♣9♣ flop but then check-folded on the 8♣ turn when Hansen put in a stack of T-100,000 chips.

The following hand, Ufano jammed for 390,000 and Eliot Hudon called from the big blind.

Jorge Ufano: A♣4♠
Eliot Hudon: A♠J♥

Hudon hit his jack on the J♦9♥2♥ flop to leave Ufano drawing extremely thin. The K♦ turn marked his elimination before the 9♦ completed the board.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sindre Hansen	4,750,000 570,000	570,000
Eliot Hudon	2,000,000 235,000	235,000

Jorge Ufano	Eliminado

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2024-02-23 22:34 UTC+2

Tom Middleton Eliminated in 22nd Place (€40,000)

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Nível 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom Middleton moved all in for 465,000 in the hijack as action went on Dimitar Danchev, who asked for a count and spent a few moments looking around at the other stacks. He eventually folded, as did button Owen Dodd, but Gonzalo Almeida called in the small blind.

Tom Middleton: A♣7♦
Gonzalo Almeida: A♥K♦

Middleton was dominated and found no help on the 2♣10♠4♠J♥5♣ board to hit the rail in 22nd place.

With Middleton's elimination, Dimitar Danchev is the last remaining EPT champion still in the hunt for a second title.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gonzalo Almeida	2,700,000 410,000	410,000
Tom Middleton	Eliminado

Tags: Gonzalo Almeida Tom Middleton

2024-02-23 21:05 UTC+2

Youssef Zereg Eliminated in 23rd Place (€40,000)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Youssef Zereg open-shoved 555,000 from the cutoff and Dimitar Danchev made the call on the button.

Youssef Zereg: A♠Q♠
Dimitar Danchev: A♥10♥

The A♣10♦J♥ flop saw Danchev jump ahead with two pair, but Zereg still had outs. That changed on the 10♠ turn, however, as Danchev's full house locked up the pot for him.

The 7♣ river did not matter anymore and Zereg was consequentially eliminated in 23rd place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dimitar Danchev	2,260,000 680,000	680,000

Youssef Zereg	Eliminado

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2024-02-23 20:55 UTC+2

Terry Vlastos Eliminated in 24th Place (€34,800)

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gonzalo Almeida raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Terry Vlastos made it 200,000 to go on the button. The action folded back to Almeida, who put Vlastos all in for his 845,000 chips.

Vlastos depleted all of his time banks before eventually finding a call for his tournament life.

Terry Vlastos: A♠Q♠
Gonzalo Almeida: A♦Q♣

It was looking like just another chop pot, but the 6♣K♣8♣ flop brought a sweat. The 7♣ turn brought in the flush for Almeida and secured Valstos' departure.

The meaningless 4♦ river was dealt while Vlastos was left sitting with his head in his hands, taking a few moments before getting up to collect his payout.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gonzalo Almeida	2,845,000 810,000	810,000
Terry Vlastos	Eliminado

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2024-02-23 19:57 UTC+2

Korochenskiy Eliminated by Vlastos to Reach Final Three Tables

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

As the second-shortest at the stream table, Terry Vlastos raised to 80,000 from an early position. It folded to Anatoly Korochenskiy in the small blind and he jammed for 315,000 to earn a call from Vlastos.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: 6♠6♥
Terry Vlastos: Q♠J♠

The 8♠8♦7♥ flop kept Korochenskiy ahead but the J♣ turn reversed the lead. None of the two remaining outs came on the 2♥ river and Korochenskiy was eliminated in 25th place to set up the final three tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Terry Vlastos	1,040,000 150,000	150,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy	Eliminado

Tags: Anatoly Korochenskiy Terry Vlastos

2024-02-23 19:54 UTC+2

Mameche Says Au Revoir

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Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 80,000 from the button and called when perennial short stack Slimane Mameche moved all in for 195,000 from the big blind.

Slimane Mameche: A♣9♥
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 6♥5♥

Mameche was ahead and improved to a pair of aces on the A♦8♥3♠ flop; however, the 4♠ turn gave Ponakovs outs to the straight.

Mameche called for a ten, but the 2♥ river gave Ponakovs the straight the seal the bust-out.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,720,000 220,000	220,000
Slimane Mameche	Eliminado

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2024-02-23 19:35 UTC+2

Worthington-Leese Cracks Kostadinov's Aces

Nível 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 80,000 on the button before Kostadin Kostadinov three-bet jammed his 545,000 chips in the middle from the small blind. Big blind Leo Worthington-Leese then also went all in, covering both opponents.

Ponakovs asked for both counts but ultimately made the fold with 30 big blinds behind, leaving the other two players to show down.

Kostadin Kostadinov: A♠A♦
Leo Worthington-Leese: 9♦9♣

Kostadinov's aces remained in great shape on the 10♠K♣K♦7♥ runout, but the 9♠ river saw Worthington-Leese hit one of the two nines he needed for the win.

Kostadinov amicably said his goodbyes before leaving the tournament in 27th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Leo Worthington-Leese	2,550,000 705,000	705,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,255,000 -195,000	-195,000
Kostadin Kostadinov	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Kostadin Kostadinov Leo Worthington-Leese